Fastener for driving belts of motor cycles and other vehicles



' A. ANTHONY.

FASTENER FOR DRIVING BELTS 0F MOTOR CYCLES AND OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.192I1.

Patented Ja1i.3,1922.

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This invention relates to fasteners for the driving belts of motor cycles and ,other ve- .hicles of that type comprising a t plates" adaptedito cover the abutting ends of the} belt, and which isiapplied to the upper face xi orbearing to prevent undue Wear caused by; V

cuttingiinto. theclamping bolts; f? I'The transverse grooves in t'he underside' the beltwhichareengaged by the clamp j ingfboltsiorframesmay be, fitted ith a of the latter, each endofthe plate beingat-JW tached to the respective end of-th'ebelt by f 0 object to provide an improvedyconstructionI of this type'of fastener. l T According to-thisinvention Iprovide a fastener of the type specified wherein the, clamping deviceacomprises across-bar of} means of a clamping device, and has for its circular crosssection adapted toengage the suitable manner.

fitted to a belt, parts" of thelatter broken away to illustrateIthe bolt. it

Figure 2-is a planof'samef Figure 3 is Figure 2.

In carrying ut) the" invention the' :.:im'-, proved'fastenr consists of asubstantially' rectangular metalplate hingedht about! the middle, and adapted to"covertheends 2 e of the belt which" area an'ged to" abut [against one another.'; The said'plate isapr plied to the upper I face of the belt and is secured to. the ends of the latter by apain I of clamping bolts." Ea chlof thesaid bolts is of a T-formation comprising alverti'cal stein 3"eXternallyscreWed[at its upperfend and carryingat its lower? end a transverse bar 4 of circularjcross-sectionurThe stem a oft each of the bolts isjpassed vertically through the material oft-the belt so that the p A THONY, subject of the Kingof Great Britaimresid -j ing at Eltingshall, near l/volverhanipton, England, haveinvented pertain new "and; useful Improvements in Fasteners for Drive;

ing Belts of Motor Cyclesiandjother Ye=- means of lafnut fg. hicles, (for which I have filed"application in; England, November 21, 1919,; Patent No.) 153,7 82,). of which the following is fa speci -J metal I plate fto Qusual transverse offlthel belt, rods Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device be a section on the line 6 3-43 .bai's, holesj in theends of which the} respective rods pass "and nuts adaptedto; screw on to thefends of the 'rods lyforlsecuringkthelatter to the plate.

filn testimony whereof "I have hereunto? set my handfin presence of two subscrib- 3 s e ti e: Patente Jan-.23, 1922. '1 Ap li tion fli djriine le jiezl. seem). 475,005. f it I l circular cross-bar engagesvvith onei ofthej i l {usualtransverse grooves 5 in the underside of the latter, the upper screwed end ofthe stem being arrangedfto project througha y the latterbyl hole 6 the respective end of the, hinged plate rvhenfit isl secured :to I V g 7 'By screwing up thenut the ,cross-bar of the bolt is drawn tightly agalnst the underside iof the. belt and the latter: securely clamp'edwto; the hinged plate.

Instead of. a hinged plate being employed va flexible plate of thin spring metal may be i used,.;theholes in'the plate through Whichf thejendsflo fythe clamping bolts orsfrarne f l I pass" being formed with an annular collar the plate prevent thesaid clamping bolts orlframescutting intothe rubber. a

fl-Iaving "fully ficlescribed my""i'nvention, 7 e What Idesire to claimand'fsecure by Letters? I Pa ent sz: usual transverse grooves upon the underside;- of the belt. and carriecl' byarod adapted to be secured to the ends ofthe plate in any} which carry the saidcrossends of the plate;

L ;1 I "ARTHeR A H Y-J'5 Y I f'TfWitnesses: ,5; l i i G1'rTINes.; 1 I 1 41." Fasteners fordrivingbelts of the type e j J specified comprisingjaf'plate, cross bars of fl i c rcularcross-section adapted to: engage they? grooves uponthe underside j Y j bars and fineansffor attaching the said rods 5 totherespective i 2. Eas'teners for driving belts ofjthetype 'speclfiedcoinprising ayplate constructed" of i t, tyvo, portions hinged together, cross-bars of "(circular crossesection "adapted to engage the}v ,usual transverse grooves ,upon the underside 1 x oflthe belt,rods whicl1 carry thesaidf'cross-1 the plate through 

